๐ฃ๏ธ Spanish Idioms
Learn common Spanish idioms, figurative expressions, native sayings, conversational phrases, cultural meanings, and useful Spanish expressions used by native speakers.
๐ข Common Spanish Idioms
๐ฑ Buscarle tres pies al gato
โTo look for three feet on the catโ
Meaning:
Making a problem where none exists
โTo look for three feet on the catโ
Meaning:
Making a problem where none exists
๐ง๏ธ Llover a cรกntaros
โTo rain pitchersโ
Meaning:
Raining very heavily
โTo rain pitchersโ
Meaning:
Raining very heavily
๐ Entrar por un oรญdo y salir por el otro
โIn one ear and out the otherโ
Meaning:
Not paying attention
โIn one ear and out the otherโ
Meaning:
Not paying attention
๐ธ Costar un ojo de la cara
โTo cost an eye from the faceโ
Meaning:
Very expensive
โTo cost an eye from the faceโ
Meaning:
Very expensive
๐ฅ Ser pan comido
โTo be eaten breadโ
Meaning:
Very easy
โTo be eaten breadโ
Meaning:
Very easy
๐ Estar como pez en el agua
โTo be like a fish in waterโ
Meaning:
To feel comfortable
โTo be like a fish in waterโ
Meaning:
To feel comfortable
๐ก Everyday Conversation Idioms
๐คซ No tener pelos en la lengua
To speak very directly
To speak very directly
๐ด Caerse de sueรฑo
To be extremely sleepy
To be extremely sleepy
๐ Tirar la casa por la ventana
To spend a lot celebrating
To spend a lot celebrating
๐ฅ Estar en las nubes
To daydream
To daydream
๐
Meter la pata
To mess up
To mess up
๐ Echar un ojo
To take a quick look
To take a quick look
๐ต Cultural Idiomatic Expressions
๐ด A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
Donโt look a gift horse in the mouth
Donโt look a gift horse in the mouth
๐๏ธ Mรกs vale tarde que nunca
Better late than never
Better late than never
๐ง Gota a gota se llena la copa
Little by little things add up
Little by little things add up
โก El tiempo es oro
Time is money
Time is money
๐ Cada loco con su tema
Everyone has their own thing
Everyone has their own thing
๐ Mucha mierda
Good luck (theater expression)
Good luck (theater expression)
๐ด Important Idiom Notes
๐ง Idioms often cannot be translated literally into English.
๐ Many idioms vary between Spanish-speaking countries and regions.
๐ฌ Native speakers use idioms frequently in conversations, media, and storytelling.
๐ Learning idioms helps learners understand real-world Spanish more naturally.
๐ฌ Common Idiom Examples
๐ธ Ese telรฉfono cuesta un ojo de la cara.
That phone costs a fortune.
That phone costs a fortune.
๐ฅ El examen fue pan comido.
The test was easy.
The test was easy.
๐ Me siento como pez en el agua aquรญ.
I feel comfortable here.
I feel comfortable here.
๐
Metรญ la pata otra vez.
I messed up again.
I messed up again.
๐ Example Sentences
๐ง๏ธ Estรก lloviendo a cรกntaros.
It is raining heavily.
It is raining heavily.
๐ Voy a echar un ojo al documento.
I am going to take a quick look at the document.
I am going to take a quick look at the document.
๐ฅ Hoy estoy en las nubes.
Today I am daydreaming.
Today I am daydreaming.
๐คซ Ella no tiene pelos en la lengua.
She speaks very directly.
She speaks very directly.
๐ง Quick Practice
1๏ธโฃ Translate the idiom meaning:
๐ฅ pan comido โ __________
๐ฅ pan comido โ __________
2๏ธโฃ Fill in the blank:
๐ธ Ese coche cuesta un ojo de la ________.
๐ธ Ese coche cuesta un ojo de la ________.
3๏ธโฃ Match the idiom:
๐ pez en el agua โ ?
๐ meter la pata โ ?
๐ง๏ธ llover a cรกntaros โ ?
๐ pez en el agua โ ?
๐ meter la pata โ ?
๐ง๏ธ llover a cรกntaros โ ?
โ
Answers
1๏ธโฃ Very easy
2๏ธโฃ cara
3๏ธโฃ Feel comfortable / Mess up / Rain heavily
1๏ธโฃ Very easy
2๏ธโฃ cara
3๏ธโฃ Feel comfortable / Mess up / Rain heavily